“Hello Dere!” Marty Allen still gigging in Vegas and elsewhere for his 93rd birthday
by No matter how big the superstar of the 1950s or 1960s he opened for, Marty Allen was ready with a quip to catch them off-guard …
Category: Interviews
The Comic’s Comic presents “Last Things First,” a new podcast. Pilot episode: Live from Comedy Central’s 2015 Night of Too Many Stars
Robert Smigel and Jon Stewart once again have assembled a great collection of comedians, comedic actors and funny people to help raise money for programs …
Going Hollywood: Meet Dan Cummins
People were going Hollywood long before Bing Crosby starred in the 1933 film musical Going Hollywood. Certainly, though, countless unknowns have packed their bags and …
Exclusive “Man-on-the-street” interview with Boston’s Tony V.
Tony V has headlined comedy clubs and remained a fixture of the Boston comedy scene since it boomed in the early 1980s, as depicted in …
Meet Me In New York: Keith Alberstadt
What do they say about New York City: There are eight million stories, and sometimes it seems as though eight million of the people telling …
Dane Cook on making a new comedy BFF in Jerry Lewis and advice in a post-Troublemaker career
Dane Cook has a new manager now but a very old iconic mentor in his comedy life, although Cook has never been known as quite …
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Kyle Kinane raps about his new stuff in Comedy Central special, “I Liked His Old Stuff Better”
Kyle Kinane is trying to help his feature act, “my friend Shane Torres, who’s driving the Mazda 2 Snatchback,” find their way to their gig …
Michael Kosta on making “Comedy For Attractive People”
Michael Kosta’s time as a New Yorker was short-lived, as he moved back to Los Angeles last fall after Fox Sports 1 pulled the plug …
Meet Me In New York: Ari Shaffir
What do they say about New York City: There are eight million stories, and sometimes it seems as though eight million of the people telling …
Jay Baruchel on playing within the surreal dating world of FXX’s Man Seeking Woman
Man Seeking Woman, which premieres tonight on FXX, comes from the mind and pages of Simon Rich’s essays within his book “The Last Girlfriend on …